Lignières-Orgères
Commune in Pays de la Loire, France
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Lignières-Orgères (French pronunciation: [liɲjɛʁ ɔʁʒɛʁ]) is a commune in the Mayenne department in north-western France.
Lignières-Orgères | |
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The chapel of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, in Lignières-Orgères | |
 Location of Lignières-Orgères | |
  Lignières-Orgères  Lignières-Orgères | |
| Coordinates: 48°32′34″N 0°12′20″W | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Pays de la Loire |
| Department | Mayenne |
| Arrondissement | Mayenne |
| Canton | Villaines-la-Juhel |
| Intercommunality | Mont des Avaloirs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Raymond Lelièvre[1] |
Area 1 | 40.89 km2 (15.79 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 719 |
| • Density | 17.6/km2 (45.5/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Lignièrois, Lignièroises |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 53133 /53140 |
| Elevation | 205–360 m (673–1,181 ft) (avg. 280 m or 920 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and hamlets, Orgères la-Roche, La Lambertière, Les Noës, La Cornière, Le Gassel, La Godardière, Hyeau, La Haie Portée, La Touchefouillère, La Fouchardière, La Trévannière, Les Sénaillères and La Pâquerie.[3]
The commune is located within the Normandie-Maine Regional Natural Park.[4]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 986 | — |
| 1975 | 887 | −1.50% |
| 1982 | 855 | −0.52% |
| 1990 | 773 | −1.25% |
| 1999 | 735 | −0.56% |
| 2007 | 731 | −0.07% |
| 2012 | 752 | +0.57% |
| 2017 | 742 | −0.27% |
| 2023 | 719 | −0.52% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
